Passenger Rail Service in Scott County
Missouri Pacific
Santa Fe
Colorado, Kansas & Oklahoma
Missouri Pacific
Shown in dark blue on this map
Colorado Line
This was one of the Missouri Pacific's major lines. It connected St. Louis, Kansas City and Pueblo, Colorado. At Pueblo it connected with other lines that could take the passenger all the way to California. The main stations in Scott County was at Scott City. In earlier years, there were other stops in Scott County. In the later years of passenger service on this line, the train didn't stop at any of these. You can trace this development by looking at timetables for this line for the following dates:
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Shown in red on this map
Great Bend to Scott City Branch
This line was originally called the Great Bend Branch (from where it left the main line). It went to Scott City and then eventually was extended south to Garden City where it again joined the Santa Fe main line.
You can trace this development by looking at timetables for this line for the following dates:
Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma
Not shown on this map
In 1911, a rail line was built north from Scott City to Winona, where it connected with the Kansas Pacific. It was abandoned in 1917. I don't know whether it had any passenger service.
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